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Judges 6:35 KJV
Judges · chapter 6 · verse 35
And he sent messengers throughout all Manasseh; who also was gathered after him: and he sent messengers unto Asher, and unto Zebulun, and unto Naphtali; and they came up to meet them.Judges 6:35 · King James Version
Judges 6:35 in context
33Then all the Midianites and the Amalekites and the children of the east were gathered together, and went over, and pitched in the valley of Jezreel.
34But the Spirit of the LORD came upon Gideon, and he blew a trumpet; and Abiezer was gathered after him.
35And he sent messengers throughout all Manasseh; who also was gathered after him: and he sent messengers unto Asher, and unto Zebulun, and unto Naphtali; and they came up to meet them.
36And Gideon said unto God, If thou wilt save Israel by mine hand, as thou hast said,
37Behold, I will put a fleece of wool in the floor; and if the dew be on the fleece only, and it be dry upon all the earth beside, then shall I know that thou wilt save Israel by mine hand, as thou hast said.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- messengersmălʼâka messengerH4397 →
- ManassehMᵉnashshehMenashsheh, a grandson of Jacob, also the tribe descended from him, and its territoryH4519 →
- gatheredzâʻaqto shriekH2199 →
- NaphtaliNaphtâlîyNaphtali, a son of Jacob, with the tribe descended from him, and its territoryH5321 →
- ZebulunZᵉbûwlûwnZebulon, a son of JacobH2074 →
- afterʼacharproperly, the hind partH310 →
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Here we have, I. The descent which the enemies of Israel made upon them, Jdg 6:33. A vast number of Midianites, Amalekites, and Arabians, got together, and came over Jordan, none either caring or daring to guard that important and advantageous pass against them, and they made their headquarters in the valley of…
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 33-40